reverb help

To help you out, you should probably tell us what your price range is and what kind of music your playing is, and, if possible, what gear you use.

To start with, I recommend the TC Electronic Hall of Fame reverb pedal. Retail, it's $160, but you can find it cheaper on places like Reverb.com, Craigslist, or eBay. It's got a great set of settings and lots of control. If you want something cheaper and simpler, there's the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail or even the Boss RV-5. Super simple reverb pedals are usually general use reverb for all situations. That would be mini versions of popular reverbs such as the TC Electronic HOF Mini.

You can find an article here: http://equipboard.com/posts/best-reverb-pedals

The Hall of Fame is #1 on EquipBoard's list of best reverbs.

The Hall of Fame is #1 on EquipBoard's list of best reverbs.

all the TC reverb effects on the rack units I have owned were absolutely stunning, the hall of fame packs some of the best ones into a convenient stomp... if you want to go a little cheaper and want a 60s spring sound the Malekko Spring Chicken pedal sounded pretty realistic to my ear when I tried one out. Personally, if I liked reverb I would build a Weber re-vibe kit. Look it up...

at any rate, I am not a big fan of reverb into the front end of a guitar amp, doesn't ever sound right to me but it has its uses.... generally if I want reverb I play louder and generate it, soundmen be damned!

There's a really cool ambient reverb pedal made by digitech. I put the link below, it's worth having especially if you're into having different effects for your guitar

http://digitech.com/en/products/supernatural As a user of this pedal, I highly recommend this pedal. However, It's pretty dramatic compared to most others.

http://digitech.com/en/products/supernatural As a user of this pedal, I highly recommend this pedal. However, It's pretty dramatic compared to most others.

I tried one of these and found it to be very hifi, but way over the top, its very application specific. If you are going to own only 1 reverb effect you should invest in something versatile like the TC Hall of Fame,that is unless you are trying to be Kevin Shields or Jonsi, then maybe the Supernatural is for you. Personally I would buy something that has a good hall, a spring patch that simulates that surfy bounce we all know from 60s Fender combos and at LEAST one plate setting, preferably a good simulation of an EMT plate reverb, they are the jam and I hate to mix at any studio that doesn't have an actual EMT. In this arena the Hall of Fame is untouchable. Nobody does a better spring simulation (just different), TC does a great hall as well as a cool bathroom verb AND I have never heard any plate simulation I prefer to TC's various plate sims, not even IR's of an actual EMT. Add in the toneprint feature and you cannot go wrong. I am usually a luddite with guitar effects, but TC electronic just keeps knocking my socks off to the point I am seriously considering purchasing a G system for when I want effects. And I have been really down on playing with effects other than boost or fuzz lately...